Spain: Busquets’ shattering awakening! – Soccer

Deprived of the first two games due to a positive Covid-19 test, Sergio Busquets made a resounding comeback with the Spanish national team. Impeccable against Slovakia (5-0) and Croatia (5-3 ap), the midfielder of FC Barcelona has transformed a Roja so far in its infancy.

In football, everything goes very quickly. In this Euro too. Put aside when naming the favorites the final victory, the Spanish national team woke up quite brutally following two very winded draws against Sweden (0-0) and Poland (1-1) .

After defeating Slovakia (5-0), La Roja definitively regained its splendor by offering itself to Croatia (5-3 after), during the round of 16, to face Switzerland on Friday (6 p.m.), in order to validate his ticket for the last square. A burst of pride allowed thanks to a player: Sergio Busquets (32 years old).

Busquets changed everything

The awakening of the FC Barcelona midfielder, nobody really expected it. After a sluggish season, despite better performance since the start of 2021, the Blaugrana meteor was forced to self-isolate due to a positive Covid-19 test. In his absence on the first two outings, his partners displayed a fairly average level by offering a totally ineffective tiki taka parody. Rodri, Koke, Pedri, none of them have really succeeded in fulfilling their role as catalyst. Until the return of their year.

By resuming his captain’s armband Jordi Alba, Busquets has also decided to take the game into account. His science of placement, his ability to make the right choice by distilling the ball in a vertical manner have enormously pur the game of Roja against the Slovaks and the Croats. It is no coincidence that some players have regained their colors with the presence of a boss in the midfield, who was made the man of the match by UEFA for his only two appearances in the tournament.

L. Enrique – a practical manual for midfielders

The only survivor of the world crown in 2010, Busquets was logically praised by Luis Enrique. Busquets’ game is a practical handbook for midfielders. On what a pivot must do in defense and attack. We know the importance he has for the group. He’s a fairly misunderstood player, he’s been here for many years and we’re tired of seeing him (ironically), but he’s unique and that’s a real guarantee. , stressed the Spanish manager after the victory against Slovakia. Without Granit Xhaka, suspended, Switzerland will have to resolve this problem to prevent La Roja from gaining a little more confidence.

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